New York hotel rooms still available for New Year’s — act now!

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We recently chose our favorite hotels for spending New Year's in New York, but it's pretty late in the game to find a hotel that actually has rooms available -- especially in Times Square. Below are the hotels from our top picks that still have space for December 31st as of today. And if your hotel of choice is booked for this New Year's, be sure to get a head start and book now for New Year's 2011.

We can't promise these open rooms will last for long, so don't delay!


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Kittichai at 60 Thompson

Kittichai at 60 Thompson

Hotel: 60 Thompson
Price for New Year’s: $559 and up
Location: SoHo and TriBeCa

A downtown hotel known for its trendy party scene — a favorite of celebrities — this 100-room boutique with inventive design, attentive service, and a chic restaurant epitomizes swank, SoHo hip. And the hotel’s location puts it near some of New York’s hottest all-night partying

After the jump, see which other hotels still have space for New Year’s.

View from The Marriott Marquis

View from The Marriott Marquis

Hotel: Marriott Marquis New York
Price for New Year’s: $449 and up (arrival on Dec. 30)
Location: Times Square

This 1,949-room behemoth in the middle of Times Square could not be more centrally located for the festivities (and scurrying home afterwards to warm up). Some rooms have views of Times Square, though those with views of the ball are already booked for 2009. (Hopefuls can put themselves on the waitlist.) A mere $800 will buy entrance to the hotel’s New Year’s Eve soiree with a DJ and open bar; for an additional $400 you can watch the ball drop from the hotel’s windows. Midnight festivities aside, top-notch beds, clean, quiet rooms, reliable service, and a ton of amenities make this a premier midrange Times Square pick.

Lobby Bar and Patio at The Bowery Hotel

Lobby Bar and Patio at The Bowery Hotel

Hotel: The Bowery Hotel
Price for New Year’s: $425 and up
Location: East Village

The Bowery Hotel puts guests in the heart of the vibrant downtown party scene. The East Village and Lower East Side are packed with excellent dining and drinking venues. And when it’s time to crash, the luxurious rooms with plush beds and antique touches couldn’t be more inviting.

Outside of Hotel 41

Outside of Hotel 41

Hotel: Hotel 41
Price for New Year’s: $399 and up
Location: Times Square

The rooms at Hotel 41 may be small and the amenities may be limited, but for a hotel just off of Times Square, prices like these are tough to beat. Visitors who plan to partake in the Times Square revelry will be thankful that a reasonably priced hotel exists this close to the action. Hotel 41 is also two blocks from 16 subway lines, which means easy access to the rest of the city’s New Year’s revelry.

The Carlyle Restaurant at The Carlyle

The Carlyle Restaurant at The Carlyle

Hotel: The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
Price for New Year’s: $1150 and up
Location: Upper East Side

A luxurious New Year’s Eve awaits at the Carlyle, which spoils guests with classically decorated rooms and formal, white-gloved service. The Carlyle is perfect for a classy evening, or for well-heeled runners who want to be just steps from the starting line of the New York Road Runner’s annual four-mile Midnight Run. A costume parade and dancing precedes the Central Park race, and fireworks explode at 12 as the runners get on their way. For those not running, the revered Carlyle Restaurant offers a $350, five-course, prix-fixe menu that opens with ahi tuna and hamachi tartar with Osetra caviar before moving onto Hudson Valley foie gras.

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